Google Doodle celebrates Louise 'Miss Lou' Bennett-Coverley's 103rd birthday
Louise "Miss Lou" was a famed poet, folklorist, and the first Black student to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1945. On...
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Angela M
Jun 30, 20226 min read
What is the theme for Black History Month UK 2022?
IBHM-UK launches theme for Black History Month UK 2022 - Supporting Journeys - and all the ways to celebrate it in October.
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Vera B
Apr 20, 20222 min read
Google Doodle celebrates St Lucian Economist Sir W. Arthur Lewis
Sir W. Arthur Lewis is one of the pioneers of Development Economics and was of the first proponents of reparations to the Caribbean and...
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Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 30, 20215 min read
Sarah Bonetta - African princess and god-daughter of Queen Victoria
Black History Month UK 2021 'Black to the Past' campaign - African and African-Caribbean Victorians in Britain - Sarah Bonetta Forbes Davis
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Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 23, 20213 min read
William Davidson the political radical
Black History Month UK 2021 'Black to the Past' campaign - African and African-Caribbean Georgians in Britain - William Davidson
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Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 10, 20215 min read
John Blanke the royal trumpeter
Black History Month UK 2022 'Black to the past' campaign - John Blanke
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Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 10, 20216 min read
Our book recommendations for Black History Month UK 2021
Our book recommendations for Black History Month UK 2021
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Vera B
Oct 9, 20212 min read
Google Doodle celebrates the life of Una Marson
Una Marson was one of Jamacia's most influential feminist thinkers. She was a poet, playwright, editor, activist and broadcaster.
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Vera B
Oct 9, 20212 min read
Google Doodle celebrates the 68th birthday of Olive Morris
Olive Morris is widely recognised as a prominent voice of leadership in the fight against discrimination in Britain during the 1970s.
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Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 1, 20214 min read
African Romans in Britain
As part of our 'Black to the Past' campaign for Black History Month UK 2021 we explore the lives of African Romans in Britain.
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Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 1, 20218 min read
A Hidden Alliance
As part of our #BHMUK21 Black to the Past campaign we explore the underreported anti-slave lecturing circuit in northwest England
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Maya Bello-Taylor
Sep 30, 20213 min read
Ivory Bangle Lady
As part of Black History Month UK 2021 'Black to the Past' we reveal the African origin of Roman York's rich Ivory Bangle Lady.
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Angela M
Aug 20, 20214 min read
What is the theme for Black History Month UK 2021?
IBHM-UK launches theme for Black History Month UK 2021 - Black to Past - and all the ways to celebrate it in October.
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Maya Bello-Taylor
Jul 27, 20212 min read
UK rapper Stormzy gets a waxwork in Madame Tussauds
Stormzy has announced he’s the latest celebrity to be immortalised in London’s Madame Tussauds. The UK rapper, who was celebrated his...
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Maya Bello-Taylor
Jul 22, 20214 min read
C4 commissons new comedy 'Big Age' pilot for their Black to Front day
Channel 4 commissions brand-new comedy pilot, Big Age, written by Bolu Babalola for Channel 4s Black to Front day
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Maya Bello-Taylor
May 15, 20212 min read
Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen to follow up Small Axe with Uprising
Acclaimed British filmmaker and artist Steven McQueen will re-team with the BBC for a new three-part documentary entitled Uprising. The...
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Maya Bello-Taylor
Nov 29, 20201 min read
History of modern Black British Music: Lovers Rock
A short introduction to the musical genre of Lovers Rock... Search IBHM-UK to find our specially curated playlist of 'Lovers Rock' and to...
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Vera B
Nov 29, 20202 min read
Google Doodle celebrates the 95th birthday of Frank Bailey - London’s first black firefighter
Guyanese-British firefighter and social worker Frank Bailey, who is widely considered to be the first Black firefighter of post-war...
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Maya Bello-Taylor
Nov 29, 20204 min read
Artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen's 'Small Axe' film series premieres in November on BBC One
"Small Axe" is an anthology comprised of five original films set from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s that tell personal stories from...
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Vera B
Nov 29, 20201 min read
Google Doodle celebrates Pre-Raphaelite artists’ model Fanny Eaton
Jamacian born Fanny Eaton was one of the most influential muses in the Pre-Raphaelite movement and helped challenge the idealised...
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